Today’s pun is from Clyde.
Once there was a baseball umpire who rose through the ranks and became quite famous for his fair umpiring. He became so well known and liked that he was invited to call games in both leagues and the minors, including the World Series each year. And so he traveled from place to place and delighted crowds of fans with his unbiased calls. But alas, his eyesight began to fail after several years and he was unable to continue umpiring. He still liked to go to the games, though he was unable to see very well. One day at a large stadium, he took a wrong turn and was killed in a fall from an upper level. The first biography to appear was titled …
… The Rise and Fall of the Roaming Umpire
Edward Gibbon would approve.
I am also certain that Ken Burkhart, Nestor Chylak, Jocko Conlon,Shag Crawford , Augie Donatelli as well as the majority of other former umpires would laugh at this pun …..except for during a game they were officiating .
You didn’t strike out with this one, sir.
It wasn’t stated in the pun but the ex-ump was a beer-swilling stew-bum.
Although the “large stadium” wasn’t named, it was most likely the home of the “Colorado Rockies”: Coors Field.
The sequel was, “The Umpire Strikes Back.”
In the early 20th century the was a pitcher named Mel Famey. Mel had a bucket of beer on ice in the dugout and he drank a beer each inning. With the game going into the 13th inning, and the score tied mell had one beer too many. He lost his control and with the bases loaded he walked the last batter and lost the game. That last beer became known as “The beer that made Mel Famey walk us!”
Where the hell is Claudia when we desperately need her?
How is Claudia doing? Denny, if you know how to reach her, please let her know that she is loved and missed.
Jerry
She knows. She usually comments on Saturday Guitar if it’s a piece that she can play on the piano like the Beethoven piano sonata that I posted last Saturday.
Thank you all for your good words. The Pun Spirit seems to have deserted me lately. We never know; it might return. It has been a lot of fun to participate.
Thank you, Claudia, for all your contributions over the years. I check each Monday to see if you’ve graced us with your wit and wisdom.